GOP urges members to vote against Capitol security bill
By Cristina Marcos - 05/20/21 10:21 AM EDT
House GOP leaders are urging Republicans to vote against a $1.9 billion supplemental appropriations bill to bolster security at the Capitol in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Republican leaders aren't conducting a formal whip effort against the bill ahead of Thursday's vote, but they are saying their members should vote against it, according to a spokesperson for House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.). Most Republicans are expected to oppose the legislation.
The vote comes a day after all but 35 House Republicans voted against legislation to establish a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Rep. Kay Granger (Texas), the top Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, said the Capitol security spending bill is a "one-sided solution" that doesn't have buy-in from the Senate.
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